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Runway lighting
The following is an extract from CAP 637.
9.6 Rapid Exit Taxiway Indicator Lights 9.6.1 Rapid exit taxiway indicator lights (RETILs) provide pilots with distance to go information to the nearest rapid exit taxiway on the runway, to enhance situational awareness in low visibility conditions and enable pilots to apply braking action for more efficient roll-out and runway exit speeds. 9.6.2 RETILs consist of six yellow lights adjacent to the runway centreline and configured in a three/two/one pattern spaced 100 m apart; the single light is 100 m from the start of the turn for the rapid exit taxiway, see Figure 1.6. Figure 1.6 Rapid Exit Taxiway Indicator Lights. Does anyone happen to know of an airport employing the new system and when we can expect the current lighting system to be phased out? |
I've seen them in (off the top of my head):
Dublin, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Madrid...to name but a few! The alternating yellow green are centreline lights for the taxiway, and also rather handy to have when vacating! In all the airports listed there, both sets of lights are in use... |
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